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SUBJECT t Related Mission Directive for Mexico
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RELATLD MISSICN DIRECTIVE PCH MEXICO

I, QFUERAL PROVISIONS

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Katicnal Policy. The long-range national policy ebjoc-

ves © 1 U.c, Gcvernment toward Kexico are to reduce
te an ineffectual level the influence of intarnational
Coemumisa, to encourege demecratic governzent, and te
keep the Mexican government friendly and favorably in-
elined toward U. S. policies. Purther guidarcce is given
in tha current CCB Regional Operationa Plan for Latin
america. :

operations) Enpnaa is: The Station's prigary emphasis

wilal continue to pieced on clandcatine collection
oserations and covert ection operaticns agsinst the
Sino-Seviet bloa, Cuban, and Ccamunist elemente in Koxicc.

Changes tn the AD. This basle policy inatructicn for
activities 'n Nexlcso has been revised in light of the
Statica's last Annual Assesament of Pregrean Report and
to reflect score agcurately operational conditicas, capa~
biiities a.d direction. Ina view of the tupcrtance and
tnreat presented by Covennnist Cuba to U. S, interests in
latin Anerica, coveraze cf Cutan revoluticnary ectivities
in Mexico has been ease a apecific requirement under
Priority A. Fricrity Bobsectives and tasxs include
refinenents cf deaired efferts and alao pssvieés fcr covert

: -e@cticn cperaticns against Cuban targets in werico, The

former task for preducticn of acticn prtures and their
distribution has been deleted, &8 1% iz no icnger a ryalia
requirenent; two former tasks pertaining to the possible
use of foreign diplomats have been combdineds @ tasx to
develcp young potentiat pelitical leaders (ZREAGER) has
Leen added. Two previcus Pricrity ¢ cbhjectives have been
eliminated, as thore 16 no established Kextcan intelli-
geuce service, aml the Station regularly reports on
activities of the security services. Coverage of Chinese
Ccmmmnists has been raised to Priority B coineident with
the eliminaticn of the former Pricrity C section.

Contingency Reporting. In addition to the specific
cbyectives bat forth in Section II, the Station will fren
time to time be called cn to attempt to satisfy Intelligenc:

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Guides and Intelilgence Directives, tut tt ta oxpected
that these requirerzants be Batisficd uttitzing existing
easets. Of partioular interest cna continuing basis
is informatica on: (a) any indications that sexico may
te used as a base for clandentine activity dlreoted
against the U, £. (CI Beck Messazea C3 ani 115); (bd)
eotivities of non-bloe lutelcigence services, eapedctally
those that are potentially hareful tc U. 3. interests;
(c) the Plotting of revoluticnary groupe asccrding te
their current importance in attezpts to cverthrow the
regipes of their reapcective Latin Arerican sountries;
(ap the current alignaent and activities of politica)
forces with the potential for aBsuning centre! of the
Mexican Oovernsent; (e) U. 8. Communtets reaiding in
Mextccs and (f) the Spanish Ceccauniat grcup.

It will be noted that certain previous contingency
reporting requirements have been acended as follows:
Te former levy for reporting on the stability of the
Hexicen Government has been changed to a more reailstic
and meaningful statemant a3 reflected by (4) above,

This modification is @ppropriate, as political changes
in Mexico ave moat iikely te occur sithin the fremewcrc
of censtitutionality. the Frevicus charge for reporting
on secret shipaents of Strategic materials frog Hexliec
to bloc countries is no longer apecificaily required and
has been acletei,

RIORITY A
1. Cbtain information on Sino-Scviet bles plans and activi-
ties in Mexico, inoluding those of bdloo inteliigence
services,

&@. Continue and, where pessible, increase physical and
technical survetliance of bloe installations and
residences,

b. Through controlled agent assets, identify ang monitor
the activities of bice Perconnel; if conditions
werrant, attempt recruitzeat or defection of bloc
perponnel.

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@. Continue CI operations egainst bice intel .tgance
perscnnei.

Seek to reduce and, if possible, elininate Communist
and leftist contrel or infiuence in key geverrmecatal
1d non-governmental organizaticns, politics) parties,
Rass Media outlets, and cther elecents that Influence
public ¢r official Opinion and polletes,

&. Develcp politica) action Penetration agents tn key
ticna: groups, such es students, teachers and
organized labor, tn erier tc Glsrupt and retuce

their capacity for Carrying out acticn harztui to
U. S$. cbfectives ana interests,

b. Expose and diseredit iiierzal cr subversive siag-
Soviet bloc activities end repreacntativesa in Nexzice,
a5 wel: @s the activities sri poréeummel cf tnter-
naticnal and Iccal Ccanunist front organizations.

c. Identify, discredit, anda if pouaible e.iminate
Comrmists and pre-Cosmuunists from otrategic positicas
in goverment, educaticnal instituticna, state.
controlled industrial end agricuitural entorpriges,
iaber unions, and student organizations,

@. Provide Support end give guidance ty individuals and .__
Organizations. that can be induced ts produce and dis-
Gominate euti-Comsunist, pre-Free yvorid prc paganida
via redio, television, newspapers, cr other Bedia,
and carry cut political action operations against
Conmaunist op other anti-U. S, eleneote,

@. Identity, develop, and utilize Important non-Cemmunist
Political, business Or civic leaders to carry cut pro-
pagenda, eccnomic or political acticns egainst Com-
unist influence aad induce them to support viens
coinciding with u. 3. Goverment policy interests,

£. Continue to Support and guide S&nti-~Ceeemnist youth
ena student organizations, publications or agents,
and when necessiry, velop additicna: aasets in key
echoois in Mexico City and aclected previnces,

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&. Develop and support covert press asseta cn the
steffs cf influentia: newspapers.

Bh. Develop access te individuals and organizaticns
in the labor field and support ucn-Communies
leaders and groups in key unions.

Obtain infcrnation on tho organizational structure,

key perscnnel, financing, covert Flana and activities
of the Communist Party cf Mexico (PCH), Comauniat front
Orgenisations and groups, eapeslaliy the Partids Pupuler
Scialista (PP38), and non-Cemcunist and/or anti-u. S$,
ercups that may be susceptible to exploitaticn by Inter-
naticnal Commnaion.

@. Exploit and extend exlating penetraticns in the
PCA and the PPS.

db. Maintain pessiretions of the PCH and seek to
penetrate the anti-hicINA wing cf the PCH.

©. Develcp and, if conditiens warrant, recruit 3 key
source in the Workers’ University capable of wealtor-
ing cultural contacts between the Ualversity and bloc
Giplematic installations,

4G. Continue to monitor the activities of selected
Ccumunist-influenced labor unicns and front grcups
through the penetration in the PPS) 1f ecnaltions
Warrant, make ss.ected recruitzents in the unions
oY groups, .

Continue to obtetn informaticn on Cuban Reveluti
a@ctivities in mexico end Support U. S, Goverment efforts
against the CasfAo regine,

@. Continue to conduet penetration operaticns cf Cuban
Eubaasy and induce defecticna of Cuban diplcmata,

b. Recruit agents in Mexico for cperational use in

€. &soure support of high Mexican Government officials
for the conduct of operetions against Cuba,

a. Continue to provide operational Support for activities

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directed agsinst the CASTRO reglne in Cuca,

©. Utilize propaganda media, political asticn assets,
and other covert means tc ccrmbat the infiuence of
Cuban revolutionary ideologies in Mexico,

PRIORITY B

2. Combat ultra-nationslistio and antt-U, 3, ectivit:es in
Kexico, 8nd propagendize the daigers of Ccummion,

& Utiliso existing media and political ecticn assets
to combat anti-U, S, propaganda or activities, i

b. Utilize existing media and political action assets to
prevent or negate collaboraticn between ultra-naticna. 1st
end Communists,

GC. Utilize media and political acticn asacts tc prevent '
or negate the soelc-economic and cultura) peretraticn :
plang cr activities cf the Sino-Scviet bloc,

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a. Spot and develcp for future covert collatcraticn yousg :
local figures «ho chcw potential for Pelitica: loaters
Ship and who may be influenced t. beocna generaliy '
favorable to U. S$. interests.

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2. Obdtain information en the secret intenticns and activities
of the Mexican Gevernment in foreign affaira, particularsy ;
teward the U. 8., the Sino-Soviet bloc, and Cute,
& Continue to develop and influence high level scotacts i
in the Kexican Ocvernnent, particularly tho Office of
the President and the Foreign Hinietry,

3. Collect information on the Sino-Seviet bloc,

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and official governacnt agencies to cbtain advance {

information on travellers, ’
B. Recruit or obtain the willing ccllaborstion of selected

travellers to bloo ccuntries, especially these who will

venain in blee countries fer an extended pericd and

who may be on scientific nissicns,

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@. Reeruit thir nationals and Latin Anerican

Giplemats to be e2algned or traneferred to hLles
countries,

a. Chtain cCzBauniestions intelligence cn bloo diploe
MAtio traffic,

Obtain information ca the Chinese Coseuniate in Nexico,

&. Spot, essess and recruit or develcp scurces tn the
Chinese commnity,

b Exploit the Gobernacicn files on Chinese living in
Rexico and effaot Penetration of the SHACP,

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